Project Detail

Odd Shoe

Synopsis

A young boy with battered old trainers discovers life has new meaning when he chances on a brand new pair of leather shoes.

Details

Year: 2008
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 9 mins 51 secs
Director: Paul Cotter
Producer: Miranda Robinson
Editor: Jeff Nolan
Screenwriter: Clare Bloomfield
Director of Photography: Jean Philippe Gossart
Production Designer: Andrea Hefford
Sound: Mihalis Bourzoukos
Music: Rob Lane
Principal cast: Joe Mead

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Whistlingthorn Films Ltd

25 Marine Square
Brighton BN2 1DN
UK

lou.spain@whistlingthornfilms.co.uk

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www.whistlingthornfilms.co.uk

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